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the fbi going over -- we did not think it was a puppet for us to talk to them before the fbi conducted their interviews. i think this is accurate -- i certainly did not know of any report that contradicted the ic talking points at the time that ambassador rice went on the tv shows. i just want to say that people have accused ambassador rice and the administration of misleading americans. i can say trying to be in the middle of this and understanding what was going on, nothing could be further from the truth. the information developing, but we reach conclusions later that were not reached initially -->> do you disagree that a simple phone call to those evacuees which have ascertained immediately that there was no protest? that was a piece of information that could that and easily obtained. within hours, if not days. >> when you are in these positions, the last thing you want to do is interfere with any other process. number two, no, it's a fact. i would recommend highly you read both what the arc said and the classified arb. even today, there are questions being raised. we have no doubt
the fbi going over -- we did not think it was a puppet for us to talk to them before the fbi conducted their interviews. i think this is accurate -- i certainly did not know of any report that contradicted the ic talking points at the time that ambassador rice went on the tv shows. i just want to say that people have accused ambassador rice and the administration of misleading americans. i can say trying to be in the middle of this and understanding what was going on, nothing could be further...
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the fbi going over -- we did not think it was a puppet for us to talk to them before the fbi conducted their interviews. i think this is accurate -- i certainly did not know of any report that contradicted the ic talking points at the time that ambassador rice went on the tv shows. i just want to say that people have accused ambassador rice and the administration of misleading americans. i can say trying to be in the middle of this and understanding what was going on, nothing could be further from the truth. the information developing, but we reach conclusions later that were not reached initially -->> do you disagree that a simple phone call to those evacuees which have ascertained immediately that there was no protest? that was a piece of information that could that and easily obtained. within hours, if not days. >> when you are in these positions, the last thing you want to do is interfere with any other process. number two, no, it's a fact. i would recommend highly you read both what the arc said and the classified arb. even today, there are questions being raised. we arno -- have
the fbi going over -- we did not think it was a puppet for us to talk to them before the fbi conducted their interviews. i think this is accurate -- i certainly did not know of any report that contradicted the ic talking points at the time that ambassador rice went on the tv shows. i just want to say that people have accused ambassador rice and the administration of misleading americans. i can say trying to be in the middle of this and understanding what was going on, nothing could be further...
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the fbi uncovered messages from the marine general during its investigation of david petraeus last year. he has been cleared. allegations of professional misconduct were not substantiated by the investigation. the secretary news from the obama administration. the u.s. representative -- u.s. trade representative ron kirk will leave the administration by the end of february. the white house confirmed this. his departure was widely expected after he said last year he was planning to leave and return to his native texas. asked representative, he was responsible for developing and recommending american trade policy to the president. other headlines, this from israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu wins, but it takes a big hit. israel was thrown into political chaos in iraq after and his party suffered a setback in the nation's first elected in four years, but his party did win. he does retain his position. that's the doorpost. another international story. russia is ready with talks -- for talks with syrian opposition. russia said yesterday it is preparing to enter into discussions with sy
the fbi uncovered messages from the marine general during its investigation of david petraeus last year. he has been cleared. allegations of professional misconduct were not substantiated by the investigation. the secretary news from the obama administration. the u.s. representative -- u.s. trade representative ron kirk will leave the administration by the end of february. the white house confirmed this. his departure was widely expected after he said last year he was planning to leave and...
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but for the moment i know there is an fbi investigation going on because i personally called the fbi director and was told they are making progress and that some things may or may not be right to take place. >> so we can get that behind us and find out what actually happened, that we can move on beyond that, can you make that commitment to me? >> in all fairness, i think we do know what happened. were you at the briefing with the tapes? >> no. >> there was a briefing with tapes that we all saw, those of us who went to it that made it crystal clear. we sat for several hours with our intel people to describe exactly what we were seeing. we saw all of the events unfold. we have a complete detailed description. >> we know what happened in been gauzy -- in benghazi because we have the reports. i am making sure that you work with me so we can find out what the administration knew. >> i do not want the american people left with this impression. would you say why we were misled. that implies an intent to mislead you. i think there was a description of a variants and talking points. i do not
but for the moment i know there is an fbi investigation going on because i personally called the fbi director and was told they are making progress and that some things may or may not be right to take place. >> so we can get that behind us and find out what actually happened, that we can move on beyond that, can you make that commitment to me? >> in all fairness, i think we do know what happened. were you at the briefing with the tapes? >> no. >> there was a briefing...
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for the moment, i know there is an fbi investigation going on because i personally call the fbi director. i was told they're making progress and some things may or may not be a right to take place in the not too distant future. >> will you work with me so that we can get that behind us? we can move beyond that. can you make that commitment to me? >> in all fairness, we do know what happened. it is very clear -- were you at the briefing with the tapes? >> no. >> there was a briefing with tapes, which we all saw. it made it crystal clear. we sat for several hours with our intel folks to describe to us precisely what we were seeing. we saw all of the evidence unfolds. we had a very complete detailed description. >> we know what happened in benghazi. we do not know why we were misled. i am looking to make sure you will work with me so we do find out what the administration nail. >> in fairness, i do not want the american people to be left with this impression. why were we misled -- that implies an intent to mislead you somehow. there was a description of the variance and talking points. i do
for the moment, i know there is an fbi investigation going on because i personally call the fbi director. i was told they're making progress and some things may or may not be a right to take place in the not too distant future. >> will you work with me so that we can get that behind us? we can move beyond that. can you make that commitment to me? >> in all fairness, we do know what happened. it is very clear -- were you at the briefing with the tapes? >> no. >> there was...
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foreign fighters coming into the region not only from across africa, but in december the fbi arrested two man in alabama who are planning to go there to receive training and who knows what they're or planning to do after that. so it is an area of growing concern. for europe, it is especially disconcerting, because of a large population of the diaspora, roughly a 10th of the french population. host: here's a headline in the washington journal -- if we don't have boots on the ground, what can we do? guest: one could argue that is not necessarily the most effective strategy. this is a large area, very sparsely populated. these al qaeda-link extremists in the region and local allies have been there for a number of years. a buildup and knowledge of the topography, ties with local tribes and other groups, so they're very well integrated. it will not be easy to root them out in a conventional fight as the french and their african partners are going to find out of very soon, unfortunately. there are some key leaders who need to be dealt with one way or the other. these are men who built up an
foreign fighters coming into the region not only from across africa, but in december the fbi arrested two man in alabama who are planning to go there to receive training and who knows what they're or planning to do after that. so it is an area of growing concern. for europe, it is especially disconcerting, because of a large population of the diaspora, roughly a 10th of the french population. host: here's a headline in the washington journal -- if we don't have boots on the ground, what can we...
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british campaign, but it was also in the top-10 in terms of a firearm homicides in 2011 according to the fbi. in the meantime, north dakota was in the low range of it's firearm homicide rate. it has among the loosest gun laws in the country. the vice-president is treated -- traveling to richmond, virginia. he'll be joined by former governor and senator tim kane to discuss the obama administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. can -- tim ak -- kaine was the governor of virginia during the shootings at virginia tech back in 2007. also, there was an announcement yesterday by senator dianne feinstein, banning assault weapons. that is available on our web site at c-span.org. pentagon lifting the ban on women in combat. tom in ohio, what are your thoughts on all this? caller: there were some women suing the pentagon over the lack of being able to get into combat. the requirement for combat -- they are using that to be promoted. the good old boy network, if you do not want women to advance, you require combat and you cannot let them go to combat. i think the timing is curious with a lawsuit bei
british campaign, but it was also in the top-10 in terms of a firearm homicides in 2011 according to the fbi. in the meantime, north dakota was in the low range of it's firearm homicide rate. it has among the loosest gun laws in the country. the vice-president is treated -- traveling to richmond, virginia. he'll be joined by former governor and senator tim kane to discuss the obama administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. can -- tim ak -- kaine was the governor of virginia during the...
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i know from talking to the fbi director that they are pursuing that diligently. he was personally just in libya at a meeting on this. those efforts are going to continue. i know that this president -- he does not bluff about these kinds of things. he has said they are going to pay a price. he has said that if we have opera -- evidence we need to operate on -- i am confident that when and if we are prepared, we will execute, with respect to finding justice for what happened in men ghazi -- ben ghazghazi. , yesterday, a majority of senators, i bipartisan group -- >> yesterday, majority of senators, a bipartisan group signed on requesting that he expeditiously approve the construction of the pipeline. we are asking that the review process be completed by the end of march. i hope you will be able to comply but that--with that. >> i will try. i need to check back in with the legal department -- i don't want to make a promise if i'm unaware of what can be fulfilled. i can tell you this. it is happening in the appropriate due course of business. we will try to get it do
i know from talking to the fbi director that they are pursuing that diligently. he was personally just in libya at a meeting on this. those efforts are going to continue. i know that this president -- he does not bluff about these kinds of things. he has said they are going to pay a price. he has said that if we have opera -- evidence we need to operate on -- i am confident that when and if we are prepared, we will execute, with respect to finding justice for what happened in men ghazi -- ben...
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instead of saying, no we cannot talk to them because an fbi investigation was going on. host: front page. our next call is an independent from ohio. caller: good morning. i have two. . first, there is no doubt in my mind what happened was muddied for political reasons. if you refuse to associate with a government that plays politics when their allies in the balance of decisions, everybody lies, but the question i asked is who gets the worst results. the second is on the kind of language used in the inquiries. the state department dropped the ball on libya. nobody asked a simple direct question, why did you deny repeated requests for more protection. by giving a tirade, they dilute the force of the simple question. the hardest and most useful question to answer is a simple direct one. host: thank you for calling. a couple of facebook comments. we have plenty more time for your postings and phone calls. we do want to spend a couple of minutes with eight journalists talking about another huge story. it started yesterday and will continue today with a news conference by the
instead of saying, no we cannot talk to them because an fbi investigation was going on. host: front page. our next call is an independent from ohio. caller: good morning. i have two. . first, there is no doubt in my mind what happened was muddied for political reasons. if you refuse to associate with a government that plays politics when their allies in the balance of decisions, everybody lies, but the question i asked is who gets the worst results. the second is on the kind of language used in...